ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛ‾Η‾, υπερβολ‾η‾
YPERBOL‾Ē‾, yperbol‾ē‾
Sounds Like: hoo-per-bo-LEE
Translations: excellence, surpassing, extraordinary, abundance, exceedingly, beyond measure, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ (hyperbolē). It refers to an exceeding, a surpassing, or an extraordinary degree of something. It is often used in the New Testament to emphasize the greatness or intensity of a quality, such as the 'surpassing greatness' of God's power or the 'exceeding weight' of glory. It can also denote an excess or abundance. The overline on the final Η indicates that the final Ν of the full word ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ has been omitted as a scribal abbreviation.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5236 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 4:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙ — excellences, abundances, surpassing qualities, excesses, hyperboles
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙΣ — excess, abundance, preeminence, surpassing greatness, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΣ — excess, abundance, a surpassing, preeminence, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗΝ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, exceedingly, beyond measure
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗΣ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess, a hyperbole
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